thirstya.[AS. urstig. See Thirst, n.]1. Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.()Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I am thirsty. (Judges iv. 19.)2. Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.()A dry and thirsty land, where no water is. (Ps. lxiii. 1.)When in the sultry glebe I faint,
Or on the thirsty mountain pant. (Addison.)